A Better Choice

“Each year, more than 208 million pregnancies occur worldwide; 185 million occur in the developing world alone. Worldwide, almost two in five women who become pregnant have either an abortion or an unplanned birth. About 6.7 million pregnancies occur in the United States each year. Nearly two-thirds of all pregnancies result in live births and about one-fifth in abortion; the remainder end in miscarriage. Nearly half of all U.S. pregnancies are unintended (49%); about 43% of these end in abortion” (Gutmacher Institution, 2013). A Better Choice helps women in the Wichita, KS area who are faced with unintended pregnancies that need help or guidance with the pregnancy.
Founded in 1993, A Better Choice is a Catholic crisis pregnancy resource center, serving women of all ages and socio-economic levels who are struggling with the fear and uncertainty of an unplanned pregnancy. A Better Choice offers counseling and support that is compassionate, non-judgmental, and based on the teachings of the Catholic Church. Whether a woman has many issues to work through or needs a kind ear and encouraging word, A Better Choice is dedicated to serving the mother, her baby and family with Christ-like dignity and respect. (A Better Choice, 2013)
A Better Choice makes and made a choice to be around because of the need of women. They see the struggle women have as far as not being financially, emotionally or physically ready to raise a baby. Some women are faced with the decisions of abortions. A Better Choice gives the facts and risks of having an abortion. ABC tries to encourage the women to adopt rather than end a pregnancy with an abortion. This particular organization does have a social initiative. They are trying to help women in need of help/guidance with pregnancy, rather planned or unplanned. ABC wants to prevent abortions and…...

...When I was 10, my parents made a choice uproot my family and emigrate to the United States. Little did I know at the time, that this would be one the most important factors that shaped who I wanted to be. Being in a completely foreign country and learning the idiosyncrasies of American culture, I began to understand that the hard decision my parents made wasn't so difficult but to them, seen as a necessity for the future of their four children to succeed. From this, my parents have greatly shaped who I am today and through their actions, given me the basic necessities I needed to create a life greater than I could have ever imagined as a child moving to an unfamiliar place. I was able to learn the value of sacrifice when it came to making a decision to benefit a larger group- in this case, my parents were selfless yet very mindful in the decision to put the future of their family ahead of their own individual goals and wishes.
Twenty five years ago, my parents made a choice for our family. They left a familiar life in their homeland and came to the United States where they maintained a small store which helped me learn the fundamentals of small business which I was able to utilize in my roles at larger companies like Colosseum and The Walt Disney Company. This was their sacrifice and I will forever be changed and grateful of this sacrifice....

...and cream had found their way into the great pot, and a cask of wine was rolled into the square as all sat down to feast.
They ate and danced and sang well into the night, refreshed by the feast and their new-found friends. In the morning the three soldiers awoke to find the entire village standing before them. At their feet lay a satchel of the village's best breads and cheese. "You have given us the greatest of gifts: the secret of how to make soup from stones", said an elder, "and we shall never forget." The third soldier turned to the crowd, and said: "There is no secret, but this is certain: it is only by sharing that we may make a feast". And off the soldiers wandered, down the road.
Life is not about chances, its all about CHOICES - we make!...

...Alternative Schools are a Better Choice for Students
Christy Price
AIU Online
Alternative Schools are a Better Choice for Students
What are alternative schools? Alternative schools according to the World Book Encyclopedia (2003) are, “… any public or private school that differs from traditional schools in curriculum, purpose, or teaching methods.” The definition comes from the 1960’s when free schools were created and contained smaller groups of students and teachers. During this time the general consensus was, kids would learn at their own pace and teachers were not meant to be viewed as authority figures but should be mentors to the students under their care. In comparison to public schools, which were seen as oppressive, free schools were a suitable alternative for many students (Miller 2002) For some students alternative high schools are the better choice for their education.
Students who attend alternative schools do not lack the ability to learn they just have different learning needs than other students. According to the Waterville Alternative School (2003), located in Waterville Maine, public schools are created on a “one size fits all” basis. That is, there is one set curriculum, schedule, and teaching style. Each student is expected to learn at the same pace; however, this is not the reality. Thus, alternative schools have been created as a way to meet each student’s individual needs.
Alternative schools are appealing to some students for a number of......

...Adolescence is the developmental stage that lies between childhood and adulthood. It is generally viewed as starting just before the teenage years and ending just after them. (Feldman 2008) During the adolescent years, teenagers experience numerous changes as their brain develops into a more mature stage. These changes require significant coping skills and the ability of parents to assist and educate their children throughout this process.
The responsibilities of reducing long term affects from poor choices fall upon both parent and teenager. As counselors we should be able to assist with parenting skills by discussing with parents that children need and want love and guidance from their parents although their actions may say otherwise. It is imperative that counselors teach parents how to show their children love by being involved in every aspect of their lives. That means spending quality time with them and being able to communicate with them effectively.
Parents should not feel uncomfortable discussing any issue with their child. If parents are uncomfortable talking about sensitive subjects such as sex, drug, body image or alcohol, a counselor should work with a parent to ensure they are able to navigate those conversations with ease.
Parents should be educated on being supportive of their children and their children’s interests and offer encouragement during the adolescent stage. This will give the child a sense of “knowing that someone cares”. ......

...Choice: office workers not exercising
Who?
Working Singaporeans, especially those between ages 20 and 50.
Why?
1. The bulk of our tax-payers and contributors to the economy fall within this category. By exercising regularly, they would be healthier, thereby improving productivity and efficiency.
2. Teenagers (students) have physical education cum training sessions in school. Thus, they exercise regularly, unlike working adults who do not have the opportunity and time to exercise.
3. Working adults do not exercise regularly due to a lack of a social setting to encourage team-oriented sports games.
What?
Most working Singaporeans, especially office worker, lead a sedentary lifestyle due to their heavy workload and their inability to fork out time to exercise frequently. This is a cause of concern. Research suggests that sitting down for extensive periods of time will increase the likelihood of contracting chronic illnesses, including the risk of heart illnesses as well as diabetes mellitus. A regional poll conducted across 15 markets across Asia for adults between the ages of 18 and 65 have shown that Singaporeans on average spent 36 minutes less exercising than the regional average Asian.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
Hospital Admissions | 437,529 | 456,461 | 468,795 |
% of Admissions |
Male (Age) |
► 0-14 years | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.3 |
► 15-64 years | 54.7 | 53.9 | 52.6 |
► 65 years & above | 26.4 | 27.0 | 28.1 |
Female (Age) |
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...The Choice
A. The text is about a man called Michael Dillon and his wife Moira Dillon who are taken prisoner in their own home one night by IRA men. In the morning the captor tells Michael what to do: He is told to drive to the hotel which he’s the manager of, park the car in his reserved parking place and then leave the hotel again. Michael guesses that there’s a bomb in his car and he gets really nervous, but the captor threats him with killing his wife if he does anything wrong. He drives to the hotel and parks the car in his reserved parking place. Through the window he sees that a man called Pottinger is going to deliver his speak of religious hatred. He realizes that his car, with the bomb, is parked right under the head table where Pottinger is going to be and he understands that the whole plan is killing Pottinger. As he walks away he looks inside the hotel and sees a lot of innocent people who had families at home. He walks across the road till a wee shop and asks for a telephone. He rings the police who tell him to alarm the hotel and so he do. Then he drives home in a borrowed car to see if his wife is still alive. She is but she is not glad.
B. Michael Dillon is in a huge dilemma. On the one hand he will not risk the life of his wife but on the other hand a lot of innocent people will die because of the lack of deed from his side, if he does not ring the police as soon as possible. I think he changed his mind and start to think about how he could ring......

...Theme and Narrative Elements in the Short Story
Did I make the right choice? There are always at least two choices. In the short story ‘The Road Not Taken’, by Robert Frost, 1916; the theme is clearly spelled out as life choices. Living life in the fast lane or living day by day is important. In this short story the last line solidifies that the author chose the right road. There is no rule book to dictate what is right or wrong when speaking in terms of someone questioning and reflecting on whether they have taken the right road for them. “I took the one less-traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” Frost, 1916.
There is a sense of melancholy in this short story that pulls at my nostalgic heart strings. I wonder while reading whether or not I will be “telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by.” Frost, 1916.
As the plot is built I am drawn to believe that perhaps this is a present situation and I imagine a person standing at the fork of these two paths quietly pondering while weighing the options of which way would be the better choice. The reason I get both a nostalgic and present situation feel is because the story is told in a first person point of view. The story starts off making me envision the previously mentioned image of the person weighting the options. The nostalgic portion of it comes to me towards the end of the story when the author states that he......

...Choices:
An analyses on how your decisions or peoples decisions can affect your life
As we go through life everyone is searching to find out who we really are as a person. This process can take many years, and in the end we may truly never find our identity. In that process you will go through many obstacles and road blocks, but these are what defines you as a person. In the short story “How to slowly kill yourself and others in America” by Kiese LayMon is about this man who grows up in Mississippi and he explains all of his close counters of almost getting shot, and all the disappointment he has brought on others. In the poem “A Soldier Lives” by Robert West is about how the government treats the dead soldiers, and how they just keep recruiting more and more to replace each fallen comrade. Both stories show betrayal, and in each story they are facing a adversity that will help shape there life in either a bad or good way.
Most people don’t think that higher authority would betray them. They believe they will protect them, but not in these cases. In both short stories they face betrayal from higher authority. “They zero in on the eyes of Mama, as Harmon tells her that I am being suspended from mill says for at least a year for taking and returning Red Badge of Courage from the library without formally checking it out”(Laymon 243). Laymon identifies that he knows he did something wrong by not checking the book out properly, but he cant believe he is getting......

...Skills Plan Wise Choice Process
.1 What is your present situation
Test taking is difficult for me. I may study and look over things but on test when its reworded or a majority of the time it’s hard for me to remember what all I went over. Also the pressure from the test builds up on me.
.2 What is the outcome that you want to have
I want to be able to take a test with a clear mind and not easily get distracted. I want to no id do good and not crack under all the pressure.
.3 What are my possible choices
*Create a positive affirmation about taking test.
*Visualize success
*Write memory cues on test
* Preview the test
*Arrive early and get comfortable
.3 What’s the likely outcome of each possible choice
By creating a positive affirmation about test taking will give me a great mind set.
By Visualizing success it will help me believe in myself that I would past.
By writing memory cues in test it will help me have based ideas off of what I’m doing.
If I Preview the test I can get a good idea of what im up against and how to prepare.
By arriving early and getting comfortable is a great way o be prepared for the test and to be focused.
.4 What will you commit to
I will commit to arriving early and getting comfortable it will help me be prepared and less stressed for the test. I will preview the test so I can get a idea and have a great mindset on what to do.And I will visualize success by me see and beliving I can do then that is what will happen...

...Which is the better choice Fresh, Frozen, or Canned foods?
Healthy eating, daily exercise, and keeping a healthy weight is most important of someone who is health conscious and cares about there body and well being. Making healthy food choices can be difficult in today's world. Additions in the food industry and how our food is prepared and packaged have changed dramatically. Anyone who goes to the supermarket now has the option to purchase canned, frozen, or fresh foods. So which one do we choose? Each of these options vary in different nutritional value, taste, and health risks. It is important to know what we consuming and what may be a health risk and what may not be.
I will never forget the time when I tasted vegetables that were freshly picked from mothers garden how delicious they were. The taste, colors, and how they looked, at young age, would set a standard of the quality of food that I would choose to eat for the rest of my life. I did at sometime had the chance to try canned vegetables but I was not pleased. Comparing those fresh delicious vegetables to the taste of a canned vegetable that was probably sitting in that can full of water and oil for who knows how long, was incomparable. The look of the canned was simply unattractive, old, wet and squishy. Comparing that to the bright color, snappish texture, and overall taste of a fresh vegetable was incomparable. But having to choose from fresh, frozen, or canned can be confusing for some people and......

...the other was getting anxiety about our senior year moving by so fast. He wanted to control our every move while he still had the chance. Marques and my dad have not really had a great relationship like me and my dad. Being teenagers, we did rebel now and then and get punished later. I was his only girl so I just had to cry my way out of everything or play it as if I was clueless. My brother was not as charming as me and my dad was extremely strict with him. I think the reason for that was because my dad did not follow any of the few guidance and rules he had growing up. Marques was not like that; he asked permission for all his activities and my dad would find every excuse in the world to say no. I could only hope that things would get better.
On this particular week I felt like it was going to be bad. The weather channel had predicted bad weather but no one really believed it till they saw it. Marques and I were at lunch when the large white flurries began to fall. School officials didn’t want to act immediately, because they expected the snow to stop. Instead, it continued for the rest of the day. By then many parents were calling and coming to the school to retrieve their children and my dad was not one of those parents. This frustrated Marques and I because we were both calling him and he did not pick up. One of our mutual friends, Madi’s parents offered to take us home and we accepted. On the attempt to get home all roads were car-to-car stopped, so we agreed that the...

...Hogar dulce hogar
¡Hola! Soy Daniela otra vez. It's me, Daniela, again. They say there's no place like home, and while I have made my home in the U.S., I still feel like Chile is home, too. But, I enjoy living in the U.S. There is such a variety of places to live from apartments and condos to single-family homes and big sprawling ranches. I remember when I was looking for a place to live when I started working here. There were so many choices. My home in the U.S. is very different from my home in Chile and even from where I lived when I was studying in Brazil. For one thing, I have a roommate, Teresa, who is from Bolivia. The home of two young women who are friends and co-workers is certainly different from a family home! In the Spanish-speaking world, as in other parts of the world, home styles differ depending on a person's needs, location, and of course, budget. You can get a good idea of what houses are like in the Spanish-speaking world in the following video. Watch the video about homes in Venezuela. Are the homes similar to or different from what you imagined? In which type of home would you like to live? Select the play button to access the "La casa" video from Realidades.
Now that you've gotten an idea about homes in the Spanish-speaking world, we are going to learn a little bit more about one of my favorite places in a house—the bedroom. We'll learn words and expressions that we can use to talk about the bedroom and how to describe, compare, and contrast.......

...The Effect of Information Overload on Consumer Choice Quality in an On-Line Environment
Research has found that online information overload results in less satisfied, less confident, and more confused consumers. The founding ground for the research has been on the notion of limited human processing capacity (Bettman.J.R., 1979) (Streufert, 1965), if consumers are provided with too much information at a given point in time, such that it exceeds their processing limits, the problem of information overload occurs which leads to poorer decision making and affects performance.
Study
This study examines the effect of on-line information load on consumer decision quality.
Model Used
Information load was measured by the number of alternatives and attributes and distribution of each attribute value across alternatives. It combines both traditional and structural approaches to investigating information overload.
Result
Results from this study largely confirm that when the level of attributes is varied equally across alternatives in addition to the number of attributes being increased, that is, when imposing information overload, consumer choice quality suffered a negative effect and is consistent with prior findings using the structural approach (Lurie, 2002) (West, 1996)
Satisfaction in Choice as a Function of the Number of Alternatives
Investigations have found how satisfaction from choice varies as a function of the number of alternatives faced (Elena Reutskaja,...